Place:Ector, Texas, United States

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NameEctor
Alt namesEctorsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates31.867°N 102.55°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1887 - )
See alsoTom Green, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Gardendale
West Odessa
Inhabited place
Badger
Goldsmith
Metz
North Cowden
Notrees
Odessa
Penwell
Scharbauer City
Turnbaugh Corner
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Ector County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In the 2020 census, its population was 165,171. Its county seat is Odessa. The county was founded in 1887 and organized in 1891. It is named for Mathew Ector, a Confederate general in the American Civil War.

Ector County comprises the Odessa, Texas, metropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Midland–Odessa combined statistical area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1887 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1890 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1891 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1891 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1891 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1891 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1903 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1890 224
1900 381
1910 1,178
1920 760
1930 3,958
1940 15,051
1950 42,102
1960 90,995
1970 91,805
1980 115,374
1990 118,934
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